Bird Flu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy to test for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

The CDC on Friday confirmed that a child in California is the first known pediatric case of H5N1 avian influenza in the United States.

An analysis of STI screening for gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis at 11 EDs revealed that less than 3% of patients tested for one of the three STIs were also tested for HIV, despite the CDC’s recommendation for HIV co-testing.

Seven percent of dairy farm workers in two states had evidence of a recent infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a new report published Thursday.

An Iowa resident died of Lassa fever after returning home from travel to West Africa, according to Iowa health officials.

The United States Department of Agriculture this week confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a U.S. pig, raising concerns about the potential health risk to humans.

LOS ANGELES — Public health officials could have detected H5 influenza in wastewater days before highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in cattle earlier this year, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

The Rwanda Ministry of Health confirmed six deaths and 26 cases of Marburg virus, a severe viral hemorrhagic virus in the same family as Ebola that is spread by bats.

The threat from bird flu remains low for the general public, the CDC reiterated last week in an update related to a human case in Missouri with no exposure to infected animals.

A household contact of a person in Missouri confirmed to be infected with H5 avian influenza began exhibiting symptoms of infection on the same day but was not tested for the virus, the CDC said.